Operated by: West Midlands Police

http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2739

Contact Details

Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2739

Email: [email protected]

Current Priorities

Issue

Horton Square- recent closure orders, begging, drug dealing to homeless.

Action

The team have regularly provided high visibility patrols within the Horton Square area, interacting with the local community and proactively engaging with local businesses to reduce crime. Some of this work has included business visits that have resulted in closure orders and improvements.

Issue

Retail Crime around St Andrews Retail Park, Small Heath. Tackling ongoing retail crime, anti-social behaviour and aggressive begging in and around the footprint of St Andrews Retail Park, Small Heath.

Action

To date, the team have been involved in the positive prosecution of prolific offenders, issued an number of Community Protection Warnings against prolific offenders and successfully obtained a Criminal Behaviour Order against one such individual.

Issue

Ongoing issues of Anti-Social Parking around businesses centred upon Parliament Street, Small Heath.

Action

Multi-agency Enforcement days drawing upon numerous statutory agencies to bring about business reform plans.

Issue

Drug activity in SARA Park, Small Heath. Youths and persons involved in Anti Social Behaviour

Action

PCs and PCSOs from the Small Heath and Highgate team have been actively patrolling the area in attempts to identify persons in possession of controlled drugs. In doing so officers have been pro active in their approach in attempting to identify and deal with offenders committing offences in this location with positive outcomes. Patrols are conducted regularly in order to prevent further offending and to reduce Anti Social Behaviour